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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
I get that meg writes for YA but this was supposed to be a 28 year old. She has no backbone. When a shiver runs down... it runs down her nothing because she has no spine. Aside from that there was so much body shaming. It made me feel self conscious about my own body. Who notices everything all the time like that, people’s weights and stuff?! Who looks at what everyone eats?! It was sad to think someone, anyone would be that obsessed with her weight. Aside from that being someone who was cheated on she decided to cheat with her cheating ex? Honestly, it was pathetic. Her obsession with men was sad. Her obsession with her size was sad. I hope people aren’t like this.
I did not love this. I found the character way too juvenile to be almost 30 years old. Hopefully I won't turn into a blubbering idiot now that I'm her age.
“There’s nothing wrong with being a size 12, for one thing.”
I’m at a place where I’m starting to love my body, so I’m offended that size 12 is considered fat by some people. And that mantra of it not being fat was repeated a lot in the book. A lot of the writing was very early 2000a and wouldn’t pass today, but I personally wasn’t offended by any of it.
Heather is a fun character. Really. She’s your (kinda) typical person-turned-amateur sleuth doing her best. For the most part, I enjoyed her narration. Even her close circle were entertaining so I can’t wait to see them in the future books. I felt like it focused a bit more on her personal life/drama than the actual mystery at hand, but it’s the first book in the series so I get it. But it still blended well with her mystery solving. And it all worked out by the end since there are bits of her past that I hope we’ll see again in future books.
Not to mention that I loved the dorm — residence hall — setting.
I’m at a place where I’m starting to love my body, so I’m offended that size 12 is considered fat by some people. And that mantra of it not being fat was repeated a lot in the book. A lot of the writing was very early 2000a and wouldn’t pass today, but I personally wasn’t offended by any of it.
Heather is a fun character. Really. She’s your (kinda) typical person-turned-amateur sleuth doing her best. For the most part, I enjoyed her narration. Even her close circle were entertaining so I can’t wait to see them in the future books. I felt like it focused a bit more on her personal life/drama than the actual mystery at hand, but it’s the first book in the series so I get it. But it still blended well with her mystery solving. And it all worked out by the end since there are bits of her past that I hope we’ll see again in future books.
Not to mention that I loved the dorm — residence hall — setting.
This book was an ok read...I got through the entire book but I don't know that I want to read any of the other books in the series. There were certain aspects of the writing (ie. constantly having the characters correcting themselves whenever they said dorm, I mean residence hall) that I found annoying. I would definitely recommend the Queen of Babble series by Meg Cabot over this series.
Meg Cabot decided to start a detective series. This is about Heather Wells, who was a teen popstar who lost popularity when she wasn't a teen anymore. She wanted to not do bubblegum songs, so she got kicked out, her mom and her agent took all her money and ran, and her fiance cheated on her. Now she's trying to restart life at 28 by getting a job at a college so she can get free tuition since she's so poor. But there's a killer on the loose and no one believes her! lol. It's a little chick lit fluff but pretty entertaining to read while i was on vacation by the pool. the whole not a star anymore thing is kind of interesting, as well as the size 12 debate..i liked how the size 12 heather stuck up for a small skinny girl at the beginning of the book who the vanity sizing had made it so she couldn't find jeans small enough to fit her. true size acceptance for ALL. i may read another in this series, not sure.
Another book club book, this one was not for me, but not bad.
I think I didn’t like the heroine. She came off as self-centered and immature despite the fact that she’s nearly 30 and has had more life experience than I think most (what with being a teen pop sensation, engaged and then not, and her mother running off with all her money). I just found it really grating how she was always “woe is me” but actually her life isn’t that bad.
Also, I got very worn down by the “dorm - no residence hall” and “rip-his-clothes-off-with-my-teeth” bits. It’s felt repetitive and annoying and I was so hoping it would eventually stop, but it never did.
I don’t think there’s any chemistry between Cooper and Heather either. And the thing with Jordan was just really annoying. I dunno, the romantic subplot just hit lamely for me.
One thing I will give this book, I liked the mystery. Unlike the last mystery book we read, this one actually felt like a mystery. I was guessing the whole time who might have done it, and when it was revealed I was actually a bit surprised. The last 100 pages or so, when the mystery really started to gear up, were maybe my favorite part of the book.
So, I don’t think this was a me book. I didn’t like Heather or Cooper or any of the characters. The way she kept harping on size 12 not being fat actually started giving me the opposite impression so I think it should have backed off on that slightly, but I did enjoy The Who Dun It. So I suppose three stars is fair.
I think I didn’t like the heroine. She came off as self-centered and immature despite the fact that she’s nearly 30 and has had more life experience than I think most (what with being a teen pop sensation, engaged and then not, and her mother running off with all her money). I just found it really grating how she was always “woe is me” but actually her life isn’t that bad.
Also, I got very worn down by the “dorm - no residence hall” and “rip-his-clothes-off-with-my-teeth” bits. It’s felt repetitive and annoying and I was so hoping it would eventually stop, but it never did.
I don’t think there’s any chemistry between Cooper and Heather either. And the thing with Jordan was just really annoying. I dunno, the romantic subplot just hit lamely for me.
One thing I will give this book, I liked the mystery. Unlike the last mystery book we read, this one actually felt like a mystery. I was guessing the whole time who might have done it, and when it was revealed I was actually a bit surprised. The last 100 pages or so, when the mystery really started to gear up, were maybe my favorite part of the book.
So, I don’t think this was a me book. I didn’t like Heather or Cooper or any of the characters. The way she kept harping on size 12 not being fat actually started giving me the opposite impression so I think it should have backed off on that slightly, but I did enjoy The Who Dun It. So I suppose three stars is fair.
First time I have read a book by this author. It was kinda a mystery, but more of chick lit.
It's a great get-away-from-it-all book!! really liked it!!
Not the best book I've ever read but if you've ever worked in Housing and Res Life you need to pick this series up for a laugh out loud, low key read.
I read the second in the Heather Wells series first by mistake. So now I finally got around to the first one, Size 12 is Not Fat. Thankfully it had been a while since I read the other one, so I didn't remember the exact recap presented. Heather Wells is an ex-teenage pop star, who has just broken up with her major boy band boyfriend; her mother has run off with her manager and Heather's life savings, and now she's living with her ex-boyfriend's brother (whom she happens to be in love with) and working as the assistant director of a university residence hall (it is NOT to be referred to as a dorm--too impersonal). Heather, aside from Jordan popping up *everywhere*, is suddenly smack in the middle of a tragedy at the residence hall--a girl has fallen to the bottom of an elevator shaft to her death. Everyone assumes the girl was idiotically elevator surfing, but Heather knows better. Girls do not elevator surf. Then another girl winds up dead in the same manner. Now Heather's convinced that this is no accident...but she's the only one who thinks so. So Heather Wells suddenly morphs from recovering pop star to amateur detective and everyone thinks she's crazy for it.
Supposedly this is an adult book, and while it's not quite the YA fare, it seems to be not quite adult, either. It was cute, though; and an enjoyable quick read. I like Cabot's stories and they are usually entertaining--this is no exception. I think I'll reread the second before moving on to the thirs since I really can't remember much of it.
Supposedly this is an adult book, and while it's not quite the YA fare, it seems to be not quite adult, either. It was cute, though; and an enjoyable quick read. I like Cabot's stories and they are usually entertaining--this is no exception. I think I'll reread the second before moving on to the thirs since I really can't remember much of it.